Sunday streetcar drill will block District streets

WASHINGTON — The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) and other local agencies will be conducting a Streetcar Emergency Preparedness Drill, Sunday Aug. 24. The drill will close H Street NE between 12th and 13th streets.

The expected road closure begins at 6 a.m. and runs through 11 a.m. There will also be parking restrictions in effect on 12th and H Streets.

Residents are advised to expect a significant emergency personnel presence on the site but bear in mind that this is only a drill.

The following detours will be in place;

Westbound traffic on H Street NE will be detoured south at 13th Street, then west at G Street.

Eastbound traffic on H Street NE will be detoured north at 12th Street, then east at I Street.